Cedric name - Meaning of Cedric
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- Gender
- Masculine
- Lucky Number
- 6
- Usage
- English, Welsh
- Pronounced
- SED-rik
- Cedric Meaning
- Invented by Sir Walter Scott for a character in his novel 'Ivanhoe' (1819). Apparently he based it on the actual name Cerdic, the name of the semi-legendary founder of the kingdom of Wessex in the 6th-century. The meaning of Cerdic is uncertain, but it does not appear to be Old English in origin. It could be connected to the Brythonic name Caratacos. The name was also used by Frances Hodgson Burnett for the main character in her novel 'Little Lord Fauntleroy' (1886). Cedric is an Old Welsh name, derived from a combination of two Welsh words, "ced", meaning "bounty" and "drych", meaning "pattern". The meaning of the name is "person with generous and friendly traits".
Cedric Related Names
Variant:, Cedrick, Cedrik
Other Languages: Caratacos, Caratacus (Ancient Celtic), Cerdic (Anglo-Saxon), Caradog, Caradoc (Welsh)
Cedric Celebrities
Cedric Benson - football player, Cedric Ball - basketball player, Cedric Cobbs - football player, Cedric Griffin - football player, Cedric Hill - football player, Cedric James - football player,
